Introduction to the special issue on providing sport psychology support for Olympic athletes: international perspectives
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Article Title | Introduction to the special issue on providing sport psychology support for Olympic athletes: international perspectives |
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ERA Journal ID | 6326 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Terry, Peter C. (Author) and Si, Gangyan (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
Journal Citation | 13 (1), pp. 1-3 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Philadelphia, PA. United States |
ISSN | 1557-251X |
1612-197X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2015.992162 |
Abstract | This special issue of the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology has been produced to add to the growing literature on the unique and complex challenge of providing sport psychology support for Olympic athletes. McCann’s seminal 2008 paper, 'At the Olympics, Everything is a Performance Issue' cemented the notion that consulting at the Olympic Games is a venture into the unpredictable. The list of Olympic stressors with the capacity to threaten the emotional equilibrium and ultimately the performance of athletes, coaches, and their support teams, is seemingly endless (see Gould & Maynard, 2009; Heberl & Petersen, 2006; Si&Lee, 2008; Terry, Zhang, Kim, Morris, & Hanrahan, 2014) and hence examples of effective strategies used to prevent or manage them function as valuable resources for students, neophyte practitioners, and fellow professionals alike. |
Keywords | sport psychology |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520107. Sport and exercise psychology |
Public Notes | Submitted version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Division of Research and Innovation |
Education University of Hong Kong, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q350z/introduction-to-the-special-issue-on-providing-sport-psychology-support-for-olympic-athletes-international-perspectives
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